Month

Effective Instructional Strategies, Reflective Teacher, District Initiatives

September

Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback

Design Question: What will I do to communicate high expectations for all students?

Design Question: What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress and celebrate success?

(Student Management Support, Community Engagement, Classroom Instruction & Technology Applications)

(1abc,4 on dana center look for)

October

Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition

Design Question: What will I do to establish and maintain classroom rules and procedures?

Design Question: What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students?

Design Question: What will I do to recognize and acknowledge adherence or lack of adherence to rules and procedures?

(Community Engagement, Student Management and Support &

Technology Applications)

(1abc,4 on dana center look for)

November

Well-Constructed Cooperative Learning

Design Question: What will I do to engage students?

Design Question: What will I do to help students practice and deepen their understanding of new knowledge?

Design Question: What will I do to recognize and acknowledge adherence or lack of adherence to rules and procedures?

(Student Management and Support & Classroom Instruction)

(2abc on Dana Center look for)

December

Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers

Design Question: What will I do to help student effectively interact with new knowledge?

Design Question:What will I do to help students practice and deepen their understanding of new knowledge?

Design Question: What will I do to help students generate and test hypothesis about new knowledge?

(Classroom Instruction & Instructional Interventions)

(2C & 4 Dana Center look for)

January

Nonlinguistic Representations

Design Question: What will I do to help students practice and deepen their understanding of new knowledge?

Design Question: What will I do to engage students?

Design Question: What will I do to help students generate and test hypothesis about new knowledge?

(Classroom Instruction, Instructional Interventions &

Technology Applications)

(2abc, 3abcd on Dana Center look for)

February

Summarizing and Note Taking

Design Question: What will I do to help students practice and deepen their understanding of new knowledge?

Design Question: What will I do to engage students?

Design Question: What will I do to help students generate and test hypothesis about new knowledge?

(Classroom Instruction & Instructional Interventions)

(2abc, 3abcd on Dana Center look for)

March

Assigning Homework and Providing Practice

Design Question: What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress and celebrate success?

Design Question: What will I do to help students practice and deepen their understanding of new knowledge?

Design Question: What will I do to help students effectively interact with new knowledge?

(Classroom Instruction, Community Engagement & Technology Applications)

(2ac & 4 on Dana Center look for)

April

Identify Similarities and Differences

Design Question: What will I do to help students effectively interact with new knowledge?

Design Question: What will I do to help students practice and deepen their understanding of new knowledge?

Design Question: What will I do to help students generate and test hypothesis about new knowledge?

(Classroom Instruction & Instructional Interventions)

(3abc on Dana Center look for)

May

Generating & Testing Hypotheses

Design Question: What will I do to help students practice and deepen their understanding of new knowledge?

Design Question: What will I do to help students generate and test hypothesis about new knowledge?

Design Question: What will I do to engage students?

(Classroom Instruction & Technology Applications)

(2c 3acd)